After his 4th place in Rotterdam Iljo Keisse traveled to Germany so he could start in the Six Days of Bremen on Thursday evening. In Bremen Keisse is teamed up with Leif Lampater, which appears to be a good combination.
Keisse and Lampater were strong during the first night and gained 56 points. This brought them immediately in the lead of the overall rankings. Franco Marvulli and Marcel Kalz follow in 2nd place, 4 points behind Keisse and Lampater.
Overall rankings after night 1
1. Iljo Keisse - Leif Lampater (BEL/GER) 56 points
2. Franco Marvulli – Marcel Kalz (SWI/GER) 52 points
3. Peter Schep – Robert Bartko (NED/GER) 43 points